Some summer-league volleyball was what Richmond needed to be prepared for the fall varsity season, according to second-year coach Cody Hogan. Playing in a league in Lathrop, the Spartans faced “some really good teams up there,” Hogan recalled Aug. 12 in the Richmond High School gym. “The girls that we took with us, … I think they hung in there with that competition,” he said. Because of the grit the Spartans showed, Hogan is “excited for what the season’s going to bring,” he said. The Lathrop league provided good preparation for the fall, according to senior Kaylee King, who’s in her fourth season with the program. “It was a little tough,” King said. “But I do think it gave us a little … jumpstart into volleyball.” The league was an eye-opener, senior Natalie Marrant and sophomore Paige Logsdon agreed. “It gave us good … insight of what we should be looking for, instead of jumping into the season without any preparation,” said Marrant, who’s in her fourth season with the…